Skinning-knife.



J. ROUSE, J3. SKINNING KNIFE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10, 1912.

1,652,454 P n ed Jan. 28, 1913.

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JOHN ROUSE, JR., OF NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SKINNING-KNIFE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1913.

Application filed May 10, 1912. Serial No. 696,406.

and more specifically to a tool of this char- *acter designed especiallyfor use by butchers or in slaughtering houses for removing the skins orhides of animals.

The object of my invention is the pro duction of a skinning knife, asmentioned.

which will be so designed as to be adapted for use in readily andexpeditiously removing the skin or hide of an animal without fear ofinjury to the hide in the course of removal.

A further object is the production of'n knife, as mentioned, which willbe of siinple apd economical construction, and ellicient n use.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawing forming apart of this specification, and in which- I Figure 1 isa side elevation of a skinning knife, embodying my invention, Fig. 2 isan enlarged fragmentary detail of a portion of the serrated edge of theblade of the ldhife, Fig. 3 is an edge view of the portion shown in Fig.2, Fig. 4 is a section taken on line w-w of Fig. 2, and 5 and 6 areenlarged sections taken on lines y-y' and z-2, respectively of Fig. 1.

The preferred form of construction, as illustrated in the drawingcomprises blade 1 which is provided with a suitable handle 2. The outerend (if the blade 1 is preferably curved, as shown, the convex edge ofsaid blade being serrated to form a :ies of outwardly tapering teeth 8.The inclined edges 4 of said teeth are sharpened by bcveling theopposite sides of each of said edges, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Theapexes of said teeth are blunt, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 so that inusing the tool said apeXesl-av'ill- 'not be capable of cutting thesubstance with which the same are brought into contact. By thus formingthe cutting or operative edge of the blade the cutting edge portionsproper 4 will be guarded and so that in using the tool. injury to theskin or hide being removed by reason of the latter being accidentallysliced or cut into, will be obviated, the blunt apcxes of the teeth 3,during operation of the device, being pressed bctweim the hide and fleshto find the way, the cutting edge portions 4 cleaving the fle h only byreason of the pressure applied to the blade which will cause the edges 4to contact with the substance against which the apexes of the teeth 4are pressed. Beveling of the teeth 3 to form the cutting edges 4 alsoaids in the production of a knife in which the cutting edge portionsproper will be effectually guarded or protected to prevent injury to thehide or skin which is removed.

The rear edge of the blade 1 at the outer end thereof is beveled to forma cutting edge portion 5 and the front edge of said blade adjacent thehandle is beveled to form a. cutting edge portion (if The cutting edgeportions and (3 may be utilized in the ordinary manner for cuttingpurposes in effecting th dissection of an animal.

\Vhilo I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. l, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvarintions and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent. is:

1. A skinning knife comprising a handle, and a blade, one edge of saidblade being provided with teeth, the outer ends of said teeth beingblunt, corresponding inwardly extending edges of said teeth being sharp,substantially described.

A skinning knifecomprising a handle, and a blade, one edge of said bladebeing serrated to form teeth, the outerends of said teeth being blunt,corresponding sides of said teeth being made sharp by beveling,substantially as described.

3. A. skinning knife comprising a handle, and a blade, one edge of saidblade being serrated to form teeth, the apexes of said teeth beingblunt, each of said teeth being formed with one edge inclined to saidedge of said blade, said inclined edge being sharpened, substantially asdescribed.

4. A skinning tool comprising a blade, and a handle provided at one endof said blade, one edge'of said blade being serrated to form outwardlytapering teeth, the apexes of said teeth being blunt, corre spondingedges of said teeth being made sharp by beveling the opposite sides ofeach of said edges, substantially as described.

. 5. A skinning knife comprising a blade, and a handle at one end ofsaid blade, one edge of said blade being serrated to form outwardlytapering teeth, the apexes of said teeth being blunt, the edges of saidteeth facing toward said handle being made sharp by beveling theopposite sides of each of said edges, substantially as described.

6. A skinning knife comprising a handle, and a blade, one edge of saidblade being provided with teeth, the outer ends of said teeth beingblunt, corresponding inwardly extending edges of said teeth being sharp;and sharpened cutting edge portions provided on said blade adjacent saidhandle and adjacent the outer end of said blade, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereofQI have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN HOUSE, J12.

Vvitnesses ARTHUR A. Orson", JOSHUA R. H. Porrs.

